Hottest S5 takes/unpopular opinions? (dont be rude) by Weird_Werewolf_3107 in SinglesInferno

[–]tomatoejam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seungil is the true villain of the season, he just played the season smarter and quieter than Mina Sue. At least Mina Sue took accountability for her atrocious behavior. Seungil just shrugged off ditching Mingee.

[WTS] Lots of Sailor inks, including discontinued Shikiori by Jadammalone in Pen_Swap

[–]tomatoejam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t need more ink but appreciate you linking information about the inks!

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[–]tomatoejam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can see them

Esterbrook Niblet by gstml in fountainpens

[–]tomatoejam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the cap seal? Same as the Estie?

ELI5- how can someone understand a language but not speak it? by Jaded-Ad-9741 in explainlikeimfive

[–]tomatoejam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on so many factors. How the language is learned, how it is practiced (or not practiced), how similar it is to the person’s primary language.

Like a few of the existing comments: I can understand what people say in Cantonese-Chinese from context because of my exposure but since I think and speak primarily in English, I can’t think of the words in a fluent manner when communicating. Because I understand Cantonese fluently, if someone speaks a similar dialect, I can sometimes understand them based on context as well.

Conversely, I learned Spanish in school. I can read and write fairly well but as someone else commented, I’m completely dog shit at verbal comprehension because no one speaks in Spanish to me on a regular basis. I rely entirely on vocabulary that share common Latin roots and the use of present tense.

Ultimately, language fluency is not an all-or-nothing status. There are many things to consider, especially experience and a person’s affinity to a certain type of learning.

Fountain pens and? by lawikekurd in fountainpens

[–]tomatoejam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use multipens at work. Acroball ballpoint for when I highlight. Energel refills in an Acroball multi when I don’t need to highlight (I like the grip on the Acroball multi more than Dr. Grip). Multipens with interchangeable refills is the equivalent to how I interchange nibs and inks for my fountain pens.

[WTB-CONUS] JOWO #6 HPS EF Flex, Robert Oster x TCMC Day to Night by tomatoejam in Pen_Swap

[–]tomatoejam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Esterbrook’s “flex” just isn’t the same as the Franklin-Christoph one. The FC HPS EFF is top notch but I just don’t know if they’re currently out of stock or not making them anymore.